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| View from the balcony |
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| Master bedroom |
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| second bedroom with 2 queens |
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| 3rd bedroom with queen |
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| Entrance/foyer |
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| living room |
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| Kitchen |
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| Living room |
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| Balcony |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Orange Beach Condo Pictures
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Fundraising
Dear Friends and Family,
We pray this letter finds you well. As most of you know, our family is in the
process of adopting a special needs child from China. We officially began the process in late
September 2011 and are in hopes of being a family of 5 in the year of
2012!
God has truly blessed us and given us a heart for
orphans. He has opened our eyes to the
great need for these children to be loved.
Emily and Brooks are also excited to have another sibling. Brooks is mostly excited to have another kid
to play with! Emily enjoys researching
orphans and watching videos with Stacy.
They can’t wait to travel to China and meet the newest Franklin. Stacy
is very excited to go on her first mission trip in late April. She and a team from our church are going to a
special needs orphanage. We feel that
God is calling us to start Orphan Care Ministry in our church and believe that
this trip is a part of His plan. Your
prayers for this trip and ministry are appreciated. These lyrics from Francesca Battistelli’s
song Motion of Mercy best sum up our new fire…
Now I’m filled by a
love
That calls me to action
I was empty before now I’m drawn to compassion
And to give myself away
That calls me to action
I was empty before now I’m drawn to compassion
And to give myself away
We are so thankful that we went through Dave Ramsey’s
Financial Peace several years ago to allow us to live debt free (still house
payment). We continue to pray that we
will be financially responsible as we proceed with our adoption expenses. Jon is planning to put his photography skills
to good use and do a fundraiser photo shoot.
Stacy is planning to conduct some soccer camps to raise funds as
well.
Our Aunt Betsy has graciously
offered the week of June 2-9th at her gorgeous 3BR/2BA Orange Beach,
AL condominium for us to raffle off!
Here is an opportunity for you to be a part of our adoption. The donation entry table: $20 = 1 entry, $50
= 3 entries, $100 = 7 entries. We will
draw the winner on April 15th! The
Paypal link to donate will be listed below (Paypal account not needed). We are truly grateful for any
financial contributions and prayers you send our way. We will leave you with some scripture that we
have treasured recently…
John 14:18 I will not
leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
James 1:27 Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world.
Isaiah 1:17 Learn to
do right; seek justice. Defend the
oppressed. Take up the cause of the
fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
Proverbs 31:8 Speak
up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are
destitute.
God Bless,
Jon, Stacy,
Emily and Brooks
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